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Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting” by dataflow on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:25PM (#32405973)
> I can't really come up with anything creative to blame Google for this one.

I got the impression RCS de-facto depends on Google servers in some way. Can someone confirm if that's the case?

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Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting” by inferiorhuman on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:55PM (#32406254)
RCS doesn't inherently depend on Google servers. However Google doesn't see eye-to-eye with anyone. The carriers want their own version of RCS and Apple doesn't want to deal with it. Of course it's easier to get clicks by bashing Apple than by holding the carriers accountable (or supporting your own deprecated messaging platforms).

https://pocketnow.com/why-you-should-probably-avoid-googles-...

Google has exactly zero credibility here. Look how many messaging platforms they've created and killed off. Who's to say Google won't kill off RCS when they get a chance?

https://killedbygoogle.com/

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Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting” by Sunspark on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:55PM (#32406257)
Google's server with Jibe Mobile only exists because the carriers weren't doing anything at all and they needed to have something that worked for everyone.

If Apple implemented support, they would have their own server, they wouldn't use Jibe or the carrier's.

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